SIGNS & SYMPTOMS

Diabulimia can display many signs and symptoms. Below is a list of these, however somebody with diabulimia may only present a few of these a time. If you think you may have diabulimia, please take my questionnaire. In no way do I claim that this questionnaire is from a professional source or opinion, it has simply been created from my experience with diabulimia.

Short termThese are the short term symptoms of patients with diabulimia.

Constant urination

Constant thirst

Excessive appetite

High blood glucose levels (often over 600)

Weakness

Fatigue

Large amounts of glucose in the urine

Inability to concentrate

Electrolyte disturbances

Severe ketones and, in DKA, severe ketonemia

Low sodium levels

Medium termThese are the medium term symptoms of patients with diabulimia. They are prevalent when diabulimia has not been treated and hence also includes the short term symptoms.

Muscle atrophy

GERD

Indigestion

Severe weight loss

Proteinuria

Moderate to severe dehydration

Oedema with fluid replacement

High cholestrol

Death

Long termIf a person with Type 1 diabetes who has diabulimia suffers from the disease for more than a short time—usually due to alternating phases during which insulin is injected properly, and relapses, during which they have diabulimia—then the following longer-term symptoms can be expected: